23rd Air Army
The 23rd Air Army was an Air army of the Soviet Air Forces and the Russian Air Forces, active from the 1960s to the 1990s. It traced its origins to the 12th Air Army, formed during World War II, and served in the Transbaikal region for the entirety of its existence.
History
Originally the 12th Air Army had been activated by NKO decree of July 1942 on 15 August 1942, from the Air Forces of the Transbaikal Military District.
In late 1967 it was redesignated the 23rd Air Army. Three new aviation divisions were formed in the army between 1967 and 1972. In 1961 or 1969 the 189th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment arrived from Poland to
In May 1988 VVS ZabVO was redesignated the 23rd Air Army.
The 313th Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment joined 23rd Air Army in December 1993-January 1994, arriving from Georgia to Chindant-2 / Borzya-2.[2] Already in place was the 30th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division at Step, but the division was disbanded in 1990.[3] Another reconnaissance aviation regiment in the area was the 101st at Borzya-2.
The army was disbanded by amalgamation with the
References
- ^ "12-я ВА". allaces.ru. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "313th independent Berlinskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment". ww2.dk. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "30th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division". ww2.dk. Retrieved 18 May 2016.